CVE-2026-6228

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 36.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-15 07:46Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-15 13:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-13

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e094a4cc7cad58b2ee9c35b75bc129646384ab6f990ff8641e582c99cba3c1be

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/083accd0-8338-47c6-b396-96679b95dd40?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/trunk/main/frontend/fields/user/class-role.php#L113
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/trunk/main/admin/admin-pages/forms/post-types.php#L53
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/trunk/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L517
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3519460